Chicago Live! Almanac: 1941

Chicago Live! Almanac: 1941

Rick Kogan presents a new Almanac each week on the Chicago Live! stage. Watch this week's Almanac and then test your Chicago history knowledge with our weekly quiz. Find more historical photos and videos below.

Rick Kogan remembers 1941: What a lovely year, 1941. There is a new cereal called CheeriOats on breakfast tables and the first Jeep on the roads. Mt. Rushmore's final face, Teddy Roosevelt, is finished. Joe Dimaggio's 56 game hitting streak begins...and ends. What a lovely year, 1941, filled with fine films... | Full text >>